Bengal Assembly Elections: Mamata Extends Deadline Given to Congress

Kolkata: Giving a sigh of relief to Congress party, Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee has reportedly extended her deadline given to the Congress to announce its candidates for the upcoming assembly polls in West Bengal.

On Friday, the Trinamool chief had unilaterally announced candidates for 228 constituencies, leaving ally Congress with 64 and another two for the Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI).